Article 10 Procedure for withdrawal of approval of lay representatives

The procedure approved for withdrawal of approval must involve an evaluation by the approving organisation of the approved lay representative’s performance, in particular whether the approved lay representative—

no longer satisfies the criteria set out in article 6(1);

is performing inadequately and the approving organisation considers that the approved lay representative’s performance could not be sufficiently improved by additional support or training; or

has acted dishonestly, in breach of client confidentiality, or in a situation of conflict of interest.

Where an approved lay representative has been provided with additional support or training as referred to in article 13 and following a further evaluation the approving organisation considers that the approved lay representative cannot perform adequately, the approving organisation must notify the approved lay representative that the approval is withdrawn.